Picture of the Week 3/5/2007

[Bill_Wolf]

[armydriver]

That is one cool photo. Thanks again for posting such great photos for us to enjoy.

[Cat Man]

That is a great photo. I have seen photos before of Weasels and Jeeps in the back of CCKWs and other 6x6 trucks and it concerns me about the safety of the hobby

I've loaded plenty of large and small tracked vehicles on steel ramps over the years and have had a few close calls even on lowboy trailers. It is VERY dangerous to ramp up to the height of the CCKW bed like this.

We always try and back a high bed truck into a ditch and drive on from the bank. Or go find a ramped loading dock at the local farm tractor dealer.

The last thing our hobby needs is bad press from someone being injured or killed while loading or unloading an HMV. Please be careful.

Cat Man

[Miner Matt]

I have tought about doing this with my TD-6.But as Cat man stated it is very dangerous.I would never load it right from ground level.In loading a tracked vehicle wood covered ramps are safer it gives the tracks some thing to bite into.

[dr deuce]

Hell, just loading the Clark Airborne dozer into the Searchlight Trailer is quite the challenge. The ole steel on steel thingie.... And the SL trailer is about as low as them come!

Driving the GPW up into the Deuce is "interesting"

Backing it out is even more "interesting"

BTW: Any time you put anything, especially a steel tracked vehicles in a trailer or deuce, you need to kind of wedge it in on the sides with timbers so it does not 'wander' around. Even the Jeep will wander. I had my M151A2 in the back of my CCKW one time and it got really badly up against one side. After that, I would always take the shovel off before loading.

[KEVINABR]

I have four heavy duty ring bolts in each corner of my bed to secure jeeps etc works well and my friend also has the same but he has loading ramps.. we are able to load a jeep onto his then reverse back to back and do the transfer (great fun)...
Anyway getting back to the weasel & cckw ... Nice !!!!!
Would like to say i see he has those new type of aluminium loading ramps..
we use these for loading tracked plant machines. very good over steel as they seem to offer more grip.. (apparently) but we have had near misses with sliding so please careful ...
good advice from cat man

[Kees51]

A Weasel exactly fits in a directors trailer. Those are safe to drive it in and out of. Tie it up good and it's safe to travel.

http://www.pbase.com/kees_s/image/61371956

[dr deuce]

When Weasel gets his M7 (5100 lbs) up and restored and his Weasel (4600 lbs) in it, that will be a heavier load than my clark air (4300 lbs) behind his CCKW. Can't imagine behind that shopvan

I will keep my eyes open for a 302 for you Weasel.....

I towed the Clarkair in the SL trailer only once behind my CCKW with the original 270. Only once for 23 miles....

[Chappers]

Why is there a hole in the tailgate??
As for loading a jeep into a CCKW the trick is to reverse it in then drive it out!!. I've seen this done and it looked quite easy.the ramps used were of steel with small angle ^ iron ribs welded every 6" over the chequered plate steel to add grip.the ramps were hooked over the rear tailgate hinge bar by a piece of Angle under the ramps and flat steel bar rested on the rear of the truck by a couple of inches.It all looked very well engineered. I wish I'd taken a picture as I plan on making some myself.

regards

Steve

[KEVINABR]

it might be possible that the holes are there for the tail lights to be seen ???? when the tail is down ??? just a guess